Testis: , pl. testes [TA] One of the two oval male gonads (reproductive glands), located in the cavity of the scrotum. The seminiferous tubules of the testis are the site of spermatogenesis and its Leydig cells secrete testosterone as well as estrogens and other androgenic steroid hormones.appendix testis. SYN: didymus, genital gland (1), male gonad, orchis, testicle, testiculus. [L.]
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Testis: One of two egg-shaped glands found inside the scrotum that produce sperm and male hormones. Also called a testicle.
Source: National Institute of Health
Testis: one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away".
Source: WordNet 2.1
Testis: male gonad; either of the paired glands normally located in the scrotum; each testis is surround by an outer mesothelial layer and an inner white capsule and is composed of compartments which contain the seminiferous tubules where the spermatozoa are produced; specialized interstital Leydig cells secrete androgens.
Source: CRISP
Testis: The male gonad containing two functional parts: the SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES for the production and transport of male germ cells (SPERMATOGENESIS) and the interstitial compartment containing LEYDIG CELLS that produce ANDROGENS.
Source: MESH OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)
Testis: The male gonad containing two functional parts: the SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES for the production and transport of male germ cells (SPERMATOGENESIS) and the interstitial compartment containing LEYDIG CELLS that produce ANDROGENS.
Source: MeSH 2007
Testis (organ): Another name for Testes.
Testis (organ): Male external sperm-producing glands.
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The following list attempts to classify Testis into categories where each line is subset of the next.
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